“Ravi sir had helped our family a lot. We are at loss as to why such a tragedy struck him,” said a wailing Rukmini, resident of Gandhinagar in Kolar.
D.K. Ravi par-took meal as Deputy Commissioner in this small one-room shed with six members of a Dalit family on Gandhi Jayanti last year along with his wife Kusuma.
The family members were in shock after hearing about the death of the 36-year-old IAS officer.
Rukmini, on of the members of the family was granted old age pension of Rs. 500 and a sewing machine, thanks to the initiative of Mr. Ravi. The administration had also assured the family of a new house as the present one will be demolished any time for road widening.
Hundreds of people gathered at the premises of DC office said Mr. Ravi was like ‘a member of our family’.
“We want to have the darshan of the mortal remains of Mr. Ravi. Let the administration bring his body to Kolar,” they urged.
“A statue of Mr. Ravi should be installed in Kolar so that the future generation as well the officials draw inspiration from the contribution of the dynamic officer”, P.V. Raman, a youth said.
When a cooperative leader Holali Prakash placed the proposal in the presence of Deputy Commissioner K.V. Thrilokchandra, the people who gathered at the DC office premises said that the people will install the statue if district administration fails to do it.
